I’ve always wondered why so many people stick to synthetic chemical cleaning products – especially dishwashing liquids, detergents and softeners – that are clearly bad for them and for the environment. And many of them have even a bad smell. Those things are full of toxic chemicals. The chemicals in those products cause skin irritation, […]
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This is the third episode in the series on whole foods. We are going to see five outstanding, healthy whole fruits – guava, watermelon, kiwifruit, papaya, and mango – that are good for your health in many ways. Whole foods are much healthier than most processed foods. Eat more of them! Read this article why
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More than one third of the global land surface is used for agriculture, about 5 billion hectares. With the population boom in the 20th century, unfortunately, the use of synthetic agricultural chemicals – fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides – has become inevitable to ensure everyone has enough food. But, combined with monoculture farming, their massive
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Human activity has erased the third of all forests in the world in the last 10,000 years, which is the area of about two full United States. And half of that happened in the 20th century. How does this massive deforestation affect the environment, why do we still destroy forests and what role does meat
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Here’s an interesting stat: about 30% of cancer cases and 50% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates are related to diet. Anyway, I wanted to write about how fruits and veggies have been losing their nutritional content for the past few decades but I found interesting sources about the health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables
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Healthy seafood is the second episode in the series on whole foods that are good for your health in many ways, making them a better choice than most processed foods. In this episode we will present 5 healthy seafood to you. Salmon, sardines, shrimp, trout and tuna are great sources of protein, vitamins and minerals.
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Fast food is a 800 billion dollar market worldwide. That’s the size of Switzerland’s economy, the 20th largest economy in the world. And snack foods are not even part of this number. Their market size is an additional 570 billion dollar globally (the size of Belgium’s economy). But why is junk food bad? We all
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Beekeepers in the U.S. experienced a loss of 48% of their managed hives from April 2022 to April 2023. This was the second deadliest year on record for U.S. honeybees. But why are bees disappearing? First we need to point out that we shouldn’t only talk about bees. Instead, pollinator might be a more suitable
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We are launching a mini-series about whole foods that are good for your health in many ways, making them a better choice than most processed foods. In this first collection of the series we will present 5 healthy whole grains to you. Buckwheat, quinoa, oats, brown rice, and bulgur are all nutritious grains (to be
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Glycemic Index (GI) is a measure of how quickly a food can make your blood sugar rise. Only foods that contain carbohydrates have a GI. Oils, fats, meat, eggs and fish don’t have a GI, though in people with diabetes, they can affect the blood sugar. We collected the glycemic index of the most common
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There are 82,000 ingredients used in personal care products, of which 12% are industrial chemicals, including potential carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins and hormone disruptors. A new research shows that 87% of products from Europe’s top ten bestselling cosmetic brands contain microplastics. These are pretty ugly numbers that raise the question: can these cosmetics cause health
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Did you know that about 90 percent of all the plastic that reaches the oceans is carried by the 10 most plastic polluted rivers? Let’s see which ones they are. Check out this article about why plastic pollution is bad for you.
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Metabolism is the complex chemical processes that occur in your body. These processes involve the conversion of food and drink into energy and building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids (like adenosine triphosphate – ATP), and some carbohydrates, as well as the elimination of nitrogenous waste. This conversion process is very important because it enables
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Two hours a week in parks or other natural environments can significantly improve your health and psychological well-being. Mental health is a critical aspect of our overall well-being, and a myriad of factors influence it, including genetics, lifestyle, and the environment. Before jumping on the subject of how environment affects mental health, it might be
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Did you know that even laundry is a huge source of plastic pollution? It’s releasing around half a million tonnes of plastic microfibres into the ocean annually. Yes, plastic is a great invention. Cheap, flexible, durable, lightweight. But humanity is using it so recklessly it’s flooding us and almost every inch of the planet is
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